Archive for March 9th, 2007
Skype Reaching Record High Downloads
It has taken more than three years, but the Skype peer to peer telephony client has reached a milestone that makes it one of the most downloaded free pieces of software on the planet. The first Skype client was introduced in beta format at the end of August 2003 slightly over 42 months ago. Since [...]
Is Fraud Inflating eBay’s Numbers?
Ebay Inc’s (NASDAQ:EBAY) listing numbers have demonstrated dramatic volatility during the ‘Vladuz’ security scare. Some Ebay users have suggested that the millions of fraudulent listings are significantly inflating Ebay’s listing numbers. In response, an Ebay spokesperson claims: “there just isn’t enough information there to tie the swings in listings that they show to any one [...]
eBay Upgrading Features To Be More User Friendly
eBay is tweaking and upgrading features on item listing pages, hoping to make it easier for buyers to find information. One existing feature getting revised is the “Add to Watch List.” Using the Add to Watch List is important for sellers because once buyers sign into eBay, they are reminded of their “watched item listing” [...]
Skype Launches New Beta for Service Charges
On Wednesday night, Skype launched a new beta of a service that would allow any user with the latest updated version of the software to charge for voice and video calls placed to their account. The beta, dubbed “Skype Prime,” allows users to have the option to either charge by the minute or a single [...]
Slate: Daylight Savings Time comes three weeks early this Sunday at 2 am and could cause problems with your computer regarding calendar, emails, and other date/time sensitive programs. What should you do? If you’ve got a PC or two, go to Microsoft and double-check the updates explained there. If you’ve got a Mac, follow these [...]
Biz Resource: Entrepreneurship Videos
Inc.: The Small Business Administration and the Postal Service have co-created a video-on-demand resource for entrepreneurs with advice and inspiration from successful business owners, the agencies announced. Delivering Success, which is available online, provides a video library of interviews with successful entrepreneurs sharing their experiences and insight into business plans, financing, business promotion, planning, and [...]
Beginning in 1988, as an applied educational research company, Learning Technics’ mission has been to improve children’s and adult’s basic ability to learn. The founders, John Heath and Sally Higley, were motivated by a desire to understand why their own “bright� children were not doing well in school. After a decade of research and expertise [...]
Voice Of America News: Nolan Bushnell founded Atari games in the 1970s, then sold the company to Warner Communications for $28 million in 1976. Then, he concentrated on his chain of pizza restaurants, called Chuck E. Cheese’s, which still operate under different management. Today, Bushnell is trying a modified concept for the adult market, with [...]
Working Solo: Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the past few months, you’ve likely heard about the best-selling book, “The Secret,” and how it offers guidance and personal narratives about creating the life you want. The essential lesson of the book is how individuals attract (and create) the life they want through their [...]
From Unemployment To Clutter Buster Queen
Entrepreneur Success Stories: Betsy Fein started her professional organizing business shortly after being laid off from her job. Instead of trying to get back into the rat race, she decided to explore her options working from home and spending more time with her kids. Given the constant request of her friends for her help organizing [...]
Entrepreneur Lays Out Her Business
Daily Citizen: Working from her home, Lori Mittelstadt creates dream kitchens for clients buying KraftMaid cabinets. Over time she has been involved in projects both large and small. Some of her designs have been showcased on television, in magazines and in home centers throughout the United States. Many of her designs regularly featured in magazines [...]
